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Job 28

Job Tells of Earth’s Treasures

¹“Certainly there is a mine for silver And a place for refining gold.

²“Iron is taken from the dust, And copper is smelted from rock.

³“Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow.

⁴“He sinks a shaft away from inhabited areas, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing, away from people.

⁵“From the earth comes food, And underneath, it is turned over like fire.

⁶“Its rocks are the source of sapphires, And its dust contains gold.

⁷“No bird of prey knows the path, Nor has the falcon’s eye caught sight of it.

⁸“The proud animals have not trodden it, Nor has the lion passed over it.

⁹“He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base.

¹⁰“He carves out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious.

¹¹“He dams up the streams from flowing, And brings to light what is hidden.

The Search for Wisdom Is Harder

¹²¶“But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

¹³“Mankind does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living.

¹⁴“The ocean depth says, ‘It is not in me’; And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’

¹⁵“Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, Nor can silver be weighed as its price.

¹⁶“It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx, or sapphire.

¹⁷“Gold or glass cannot equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for articles of pure gold.

¹⁸“Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned; And the acquisition of wisdom is more valuable than pearls.

¹⁹“The topaz of Cush cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold.

²⁰“Where then does wisdom come from? And where is this place of understanding?

²¹“It is hidden from the eyes of every living creature, And concealed from the birds of the sky.

²²“Abaddon and Death say, ‘With our ears we have heard a report of it.’

²³¶“God understands its way, And He knows its place.

²⁴“For He looks to the ends of the earth; He sees everything under the heavens.

²⁵“When He imparted weight to the wind, And assessed the waters by measure,

²⁶When He made a limit for the rain, And a course for the thunderbolt,

²⁷Then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also searched it out.

²⁸“And to mankind He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to turn away from evil is understanding.’ ”

Job 28 (NASB)

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Job

Chapter 28

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